Interim Executive, Operating Partner &
High-Performance Coach
I've spent more than 15 years leading emerging companies across a spectrum of industries and stages as Founding CEO, GM, President, Head of People, CMO, and Executive Creative Director.
I work with creators, corporates & the curious
I play to win. I've built more than 15 companies and have 4 exits. I was named LA’s Emerging Entrepreneur of 2021, the Top LA Female Founder of 2020, and Top Tech Talent throughout the 2010s when I was the founding Marketer for one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Simple.
I only work on things that make the world better. I was the Founder and CEO of the first major health coaching company and holistic provider network, Kensho Health, which helped thousands after raising $6M from strong investors like Female Founders Fund, Crosscut, Company Ventures, and KB Partners.
I prefer firsts. Prior to Kensho, I launched the first smartphone (Sidekick), first Android phone, first big robotics play (Hololens), and first home automation hardware (Hohm) before launching and scaling America’s first digital bank (Simple) and first IRA investment product for hourly workers (Vault).
I get high on supporting high-impact executives. I’ve been an interim executive at category-defining companies like Acorns (formerly Vault), Sila, Parse.ly, Divvy, Jiko, and Workmarket.
I’m a storyteller at heart. My book Unsaid (Parea 2023) takes a deep dive on the role of taboos in American culture, along with guidance on how talk about the things that make us human, both with others and inside yourself.
MATT MIZ, Entertainment Executive
"Krista is a swiss army knife. Working with her is like having a CEO, head of People Ops, and Behavioral Therapist all in one. In the six months we worked together, she expanded my perspective, offered new frameworks to unstick persistent challenges, shared many new modalities for self-inquiry and regulation, which helped me eliminate anxiety, increase focus, attain calm, and achieve bigger results, faster than ever."
my work
15 YEARS. 4 EXITS.
I like to stay busy and have done many things, from Fringe Diplomacy in emerging markets like Myanmar and Lebanon to launching Fortune 50s (Instagram, Facebook, Airbnb, Spotify, Samsung, Google, TMobile) to scaling startups from inception to Series A, and Series A to exit. Four exits to be exact. Here are a few things I was most excited about.
seen & heard
I write and speak about transformative psychology, building a conscious business, connected leadership, and how to navigate the things that make us human.
More to come, in more areas, in 2023.
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